Protestors take to downtown Flint in support of McDonald's workers, marijuana legalization

FLINT, MI -- A group of protestors operating under the banner
of Anonymous -- a multi-faceted, underground activist group known for hacking
computers of U.S. government offices and those of foreign countries -- took to downtown Flint
Wednesday, July 31, to support a range of social and political issues.

Led by Flint resident Adam Gerics, founder and co-director
of New Market Fire Station Compassion Center of Greater Flint and a
candidate for Flint City Council, protestors stood outside U.S. Rep Dan Kildee's
Flint District Office, 801 S. Saginaw St.

"A major part of this action is that we want to show that Anonymous
is not just a bunch of hackers," Gerics said. "This is what we call 'legion
level activism' on the streets."

Gerics wielded a microphone to oppose marijuana
illegalization as protestors held signs. Others showed support for Flint-area
fast-food workers who protested
low wages at the McDonald's restaurant at 7022 N. Saginaw St. in Flint, and
some decried Monsanto, an agricultural producer of genetically engineered seed.

The group, dubbed "Operation Unite4Cause," then walked to
McFarlan Park at the corner of North Saginaw Street and Martin Luther King
Avenue, posing for pictures in front of the Genesee County Veterans Memorial
and continuing the protest.

Kevin Kage, of Hollywood, Fla., said he took part in the
protest to show his disgust with elected officials standing for corporate interests
instead of the interests of the people who elected them.

"It's not about me, Kevin Kage ... it's not about any of us,
individually," Kage said. "It's about all of us together. My face makes no
difference. But our voices all together can really make a change."